Finchum scored 509.25 points, second only to 2008 Olympic silver medalist Zhou Luxin of China, who finished with 518.75 points. Mexico's Ivan Garcia was third with 445.15 points. Finchum earned a 10 from one judge on his reverse 3 ? tuck in round four, earning 94.05 points on the dive. He scored 88.20 points on his final dive, a back 2 ? with 2 ? twists.

“There were such adverse conditions out there (Saturday). It was very windy, but I had a lot of fun the whole competition. Obviously I wanted the gold, but I had good rhythm and I was happy with my performance,” Finchum said. “It was a good last meet before the Olympic Trials.”

Cozad credited Finchum's ability to handle the wind in helping her with her own performance on Saturday. Finchum battled through not just wind but rain in Thursday's semifinals, and Cozad didn't forget how the Olympian dealt with it.

“Diving outside is so fun, but it was really windy. In warm-ups, I couldn't help but think of Thomas competing earlier in the week and how he handled the conditions like a champion. I told myself I wanted to do the same,” Cozad said.

Loukas medaled individually on 3-meter for the second consecutive meet, having also won bronze at a FINA World Series meet last month. This time, she scored 325.70 points to finish behind China's Wang Han (377.40) and Mexico's Arantxa Chanez (332.25).

Loukas missed her front 3 ? in round four for just 52.70 points, but scored between 66-70.50 points on her other four dives.

“Other than the one dive I missed, I was pretty consistent and happy with my performance,” Loukas said. “I'm becoming more confident and comfortable in competition.”

Malaysia's Bryan Nickson Lomas and Huang Liang scored 415.20 to win the men's synchronized 3-meter gold, with Dumais and Ipsen finishing second with 376.86. USA's Chris Colwill and Drew Livingston scored 357.99 points, which would have placed third but was considered an exhibition event as each country can medal only once. Brazil's Luiz Outerelo and Ian Matos scored 350.01 for the official bronze.

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